The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-05-21

shed her feathers and put on new ones.
We have 265 days left. As no hen can
lay an egg every day, II is apparent
that the hen that lays 200 eggs in year
cannot stop TO do much work in hatch
ing; she must not become sick. and she
cannot afford TO lose any time. II a
hen lays ten dozen eggs year (l20) she
very nearly lays one every other day.
and IL she does that. and raises a brood.
she is performing good work. For a
flock, where good layers and inferior
layers are together. we should not be
disappointed if the hens averaged 100
eggs each and raised broods.
SELLING BUTTER PROMPTLY.
No farm product of equal value is
more unsatisfactory to hold for a rise
than butter Its price. when newly
made, Is nearly always the best. IL is
subject TO greater deterioration in quail
ity than any other product. must suffer
some in comparison with that which is
freshly made The old-fashioned dairy
butter made in June used TO be good
for twelvemonth il packed i'm sweet
crooks and covered with salt brine TO
exclude any odors. There is little
such butter now. That made by the
creamery process is iirst-class while
fresh but lacks keeping qualities. AS
nearly all cnterprising dairymen have
creameries. there is less really good
butter made from milk set in tho old
fashioned way than formerly.
SKIM MILK FOX COWS.
There arc many times in butter
dairies where the most profitable use Of
skinned milk is TO feed IL again 10 the
COW which has given ii. The milk,
after the cream has been taken from il
retains the elements that most cows
find deficient in their food. With
plenty Of grain the COW can easily
supply the carbon or fat-forming ele-
menrs of her milk, provided she can
get the caseine and albumnous portions
which the skim-milk furnishes. 1t is
the drain OF these that hurts cows most
and they should be supplied, If not in
skim-milk. then in some other food
equahy nutritious.
CHANGING HORSES COATS.
While horses are shedding their coats
they should be well fed and not over
worked. 1t is important to have the
new coat on before active farm work
begins, as the changing process is dcbil-
itating. Thorough grooming at this
time is very important and there should
AT all times be work enough TO prevent
the muscles from becoming weakened
by disuse. Unless horses have some
work in winter the fat they then put on
will do them little good, besides the GER
tainty that the shoulders viii gall when
the horses are put To hard pulling.
KEEPISG FERTILIZERS IN STOCK.
Team help Is too valuable at seeding
time to stop the team and take mans
time for day 10 draw load of phos-
phate which might just as well be drawn
before the busy season opens. Farm
ers who Use phosphate should make an
estimate of the amount they need or
can afford, and draw IL early. SO as 10
have ready when needed If kept dry
it will not deteriorate. but rather inn
prove, by keeping over one year.
KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES.
1t is said that the celebrated Bake |
well, who has done much TO advance
the agricultural interests of England,
once advised the young farmers 10
"spare no pains to know what they !
are DOING This may be accomplish
ed by associating with other farmers
and learning their methods, their sue
cesses and failures. Many new ideas
can be obtained by friendly inter-
change Of thought Success in agricul-
ture demands fair knowledge OF all
the real improvements in husbandry, of
labor-saving machinery, tho preparation
OF soils, of manures and their applica-
ton; but when the knowledge is OBJ
tanned, the judicious use of it Is inn
portant Much can be obtained by
with other farmers, and by
and much by tie read.
ing and study of agricultural literature.
The farmer who hopes for success
without keeping up with the times, will
be likely TO discover an important
COMPOSITION on THE COW.
Here is little girls composition on
the COW: a COW Is an animal with four
legs on the uudor side. Tho tail Is
longer than the legs but its not used 10
stand on. The COW kills flies with her